The Battle Against Bark Beetles in Crater Lake National Park: 1925-34 By Boyd E. Wickman 8.5 x 5.5 x .25 inches; 40 pp. General Technical Report PNW-GTR-259, Portland, OR, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 1990.
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Description This history records the first large-scale bark beetle control project in a National Park in the Pacific Northwest. It describes the relations between Park Service, Forest Service, and USDA Bureau of Entomology personnel; how the project was organized; the ecological implications of the outbreak; and the long-term results of direct control measures. Contents 1   Abstract 1   Introduction 3   Activities in 1925 - The First Year 5   Events From 1926 Through 1928 9   Events of 1929 and 1930 13  Events in 1930-31 35  Events From 1932 to 1934 - The Final Years of the Battle 38  The Aftermath 57  Index